1 Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication. Pellicle, the protective cover which can be applied to a photomask used in semiconductor device fabrication.
The percentage of Americans without health insurance just hit an all-time low. The percentage of Americans that do not have health insurance now sits at 8.6%, the lowest on record, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The Cost of Uncompensated Care. Over 72 million nonelderly people were without insurance coverage for either the full year (40.8 million people) or for part of the year (31.4 million people) in 2013. On average, a person who is uninsured had considerably lower annual health care expenses than a person who is insured.